Ritual of Love

Ritual of Love is the second album by American singer Karyn White, released in 1991. It contains her biggest hit "Romantic", as well as her other R&B hit "The Way I Feel About You".

Ritual of Love
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length58:31
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Karyn White chronology
Karyn White
(1988)
Ritual of Love
(1991)
Make Him Do Right
(1994)
Singles from Ritual of Love
  1. "Romantic"
    Released: August 23, 1991
  2. "The Way I Feel About You"
    Released: November 1991
  3. "Walkin' the Dog"
    Released: February 1992
  4. "Do Unto Me"
    Released: June 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB- [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Romantic"Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Karyn White4:07
2."Ritual of Love"Jam, Lewis, White4:36
3."The Way I Feel About You"Zachary Harmon, Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy, White4:35
4."Hooked on You"Jam, Lewis4:56
5."Walkin' the Dog"Tony Haynes, Lewis, Laney Stewart, White3:58
6."Love That's Mine"Jam, Lewis, White4:54
7."How I Want You"Haynes, Stewart, White4:57
8."One Heart"Jam, Lewis4:52
9."Tears of Joy"Vernon D. Fails, Jam, Lewis, Michael J. Powell, White5:05
10."Beside You"Haynes, Gary Hines, White4:59
11."Do Unto Me"Harmon, Haynes, Troy, White5:25
12."Hard to Say Goodbye"Haynes, Jam, Lewis, Lawrence Waddell, White5:25
Total length:58:31

Production

  • Produced by Christopher Troy & Zachary Harmon, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Michael J. Powell, Laney Stewart & Karyn White
  • Executive producers: Jimmy Jam, Benny Medina, Karyn White
  • Engineers: Mike Girgis, Steve Hodge, Michael Iacopelli, Terry Lewis, Al Richardson, David Rideau, Eric Sproul, Laney Stewart, David Ward II
  • Assistant engineer: Milton Chan
  • Mixing: Milton Chan, Steve Hodge, Barney Perkins, Michael J. Powell

Personnel

  • Drums, percussion: Trenon Graham, Michael J. Powell, Stokley, David Ward II
  • Drum programming: Laney Stewart, Stokley
  • Bass: Edgar "Boney E." Hinton, Terry Lewis
  • Synthesized bass: Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy
  • Keyboards, synthesizers: Lance Alexander (also sampling), Vernon D. Fails, Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Keri Lewis, Bruce Sterling, Laney Stewart, Christopher Troy, Lawrence Waddell, David Ward II
  • Guitars: Richard Davis, Michael J. Powell
  • Saxophone: Ken Holmen
  • Backing vocals: Lance Alexander, Jearlyn Steele Battle, Joey Elias, Lisa Keith, Prof. T., Andre Shepard, Darron Story

Charts

References

  1. Gallucci, Michael. Ritual of Love review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  2. Linden, Amy (September 13, 1991). "Ritual of Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. "Karyn White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. "Karyn White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.


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